World Cup's best matches, moments, goals & players so far - ranked

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, What has been your favourite World Cup moment so far? Two weeks in and this World Cup is starting to build up a head of steam. We've seen every team twice with some stunning goals, upsets and a host of memorable moments. So before the all-important third group-stage games begin, BBC Sport ranks the best matches, moments, players and goals of the tournament so far. Have a read and let us know what you think in the comments below. Figure caption, Cape Verde continue to surprise with entertaining Uruguay draw A match that had everything. An underdog taking the lead, a comeback, another twist and chances galore for both sides. What a game. Erling Haaland continued his fine start to his first World Cup with a second double of the tournament, but Senegal fought until the end. No bias here. Just a genuinely good game of football. Four goals in an entertaining first half before England produced a superb display after the break. Could have been more goals for both. Both sides showed how dangerous they are going forward in a match that had you guessing right until the very end. The Netherlands were brilliant in a devastating first half - but Sweden created their fair share of chances as well. Those who stayed up were rewarded with an absolute cracker as Iran twice came from behind to deny New Zealand their first World Cup win. Yes, we know it was 0-0 but what a 0-0. No-one expected the African minnows to have a chance but their gutsy display, and heroics of 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha, will live long in the memory. Colombia were full of attacking intent, Uzbekistan full of steel. A match many will have missed out on. A scoreline that far from tells the full story. Australia scored from two of their four shots on target, while Turkey wasted 30 attempts on goal. No-one was quite sure what to expect from the co-hosts but, 90 minutes later, they were left in no doubt the USA mean business. Figure caption, Messi opens the scoring against Algeria 1: Lionel Messi scores Argentina hat-trick What a moment. The brilliant Argentine's treble against Algeria not only equalled the all-time World Cup goals record, but showed he remains world class aged 38. 2: Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first player to score at six World Cups We shouldn't have been surprised. After a week of criticism, Cristiano Ronaldo turned up to the party, scoring twice for Portugal against Uzbekistan to make history. 3: Cape Verde open scoring against Uruguay Many thought it couldn't get better for Cape Verde than their 0-0 draw with Spain. And then Kevin Pina gave them the lead against Uruguay. An incredible moment as they went on to draw 2-2. 4: Kylian Mbappe breaks France scoring record What a way to do it. The France striker scored a stunning double to help his country beat Senegal as he surpassed Oliver Giroud's goals record. The 40-year-old Cape Verde keeper was not well known before his country's World Cup debut against Spain. A string of saves, a 0-0 draw and 15 million Instagram followers later mean he is now. Curacao's 7-1 drubbing on their World Cup debut may have been what many expected, but no-one would have predicted Livano Comencia's first-half leveller. Some moment. 7: DR Congo's late equaliser against Portugal Newcastle striker Yoane Wissa gave DR Congo their first-ever World Cup point when he headed home an equaliser against Ronaldo's Portugal. The celebrations were memorable. 8: Harry Kane equals Gary Lineker's England World Cup record Already England's leading goalscorer, Harry Kane helped himself to another record with his bullet header against Croatia putting him level with Gary Lineker on 10 World Cup goals for the Three Lions - he'll want the record outright before the tournament is done. 9: Jonathan David hits hat-trick as Canada make history Canada's first World Cup win - and it came in some style. An emphatic 6-0 win over nine-man Qatar put them in a great position to qualify from the group, with Jonathan David's treble sparking joyous celebrations in Vancouver. 10: Erling Haaland scores twice on World Cup debut It took Erling Haaland just 29 minutes to get off the mark in his first World Cup finals appearance - and he pounced on a weak backpass to add his second before half-time as Norway beat Iraq 4-1. Figure caption, Messi becomes the World cup top goal scorer as Argentina get to the round on 32 Two games, five goals. There has been no stopping Argentina's little magician so far. Now the World Cup's record goalscorer and, as he celebrates his 39th birthday, still seemingly untouchable. The Frenchman was the Golden Boot winner in Qatar four years ago, and is after another. With two goals in each of his first two games and France expected to go deep into the tournament, he has every chance - and has looked electric thus far. Another of the big names battling to be top scorer. Haaland has been at his clinical best to fire Norway into the last 32 in his ma

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